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- Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:21 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: tacloban,leyte
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14541
Re: tacloban,leyte
i have been digging a little myself the princeton had 10 torpedo bombers and 23 fighters have been in touch with princeton survivors group awaiting info thanks for your help This is troubling for a couple of reasons. In the photo above from her shakedown cruise, Princeton is not carrying torpedo bo...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:33 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: tacloban,leyte
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14541
Re: tacloban,leyte
i have been digging a little myself the princeton had 10 torpedo bombers and 23 fighters have been in touch with princeton survivors group awaiting info thanks for your help This is troubling for a couple of reasons. In the photo above from her shakedown cruise, Princeton is not carrying torpedo bo...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:10 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: tacloban,leyte
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14541
Re: tacloban,leyte
i have been digging a little myself the princeton had 10 torpedo bombers and 23 fighters have been in touch with princeton survivors group awaiting info thanks for your help This is troubling for a couple of reasons. In the photo above from her shakedown cruise, Princeton is not carrying torpedo bo...
- Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:35 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: tacloban,leyte
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14541
Re: tacloban,leyte
Also....Be careful. The ship in Leyte Gulf on October 24 was CVL-23. There was a later Princeton called CV-37.
- Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:29 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: tacloban,leyte
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14541
- Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:13 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: tacloban,leyte
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14541
Re: tacloban,leyte
Thank-you date may have been 24 Oct 44 I have original citation will double check That could narrow the search dramatically. USS Princeton was sunk off Leyte on the 24th. I know that she had fighters airborne, but they had a crew of one. It is possible that she had bombers returning from strikes or...
- Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:42 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: tacloban,leyte
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14541
Re: tacloban,leyte
Ok...I've whittled it down a bit....Wasp, Hornet, Hancock, Cowpens and Monterey were in John McCain’s Task Force 38.1 which was sent to Ulithi on the 22nd, so those are unlikely. CVs: Intrepid(VA-75) Essex Lexington Franklin Enterprise CVLs: Independence Cabot Princeton Langley San Jacinto Belleau W...
- Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:57 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: tacloban,leyte
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14541
Re: tacloban,leyte
There were about 30 carriers involved in Leyte at that time. Did your Dad say why the plane landed at Tacloban? Based on the date of the 22nd, my guess would be that it was probably forced down by mechanical problems. A crew of two indicates that it was probably either an SBD Dauntless or an SB2C He...
- Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:27 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: New Member-JBoston
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4142
Re: New Member-JBoston
Welcome to the forum!
I grew up in the burbs of North Dallas myself! Nice to meet ya!
I grew up in the burbs of North Dallas myself! Nice to meet ya!
- Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:01 pm
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: What Pacific based book are you reading at the moment?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 135398
Re: What Pacific based book are you reading at the moment?
Re-reading War Plan Orange: The US Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945 by Edward S. Miller. Since I am rereading, I won't say there are any eye-openers, but it does challenge some of what I believed to be true about WWII. Specifically, there was an ongoing disagreement between the Navy and the Army ...
- Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:42 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: New Member
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5403
Re: New Member
Welcome to the site!
- Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:33 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: New Forum Policy - New Members Must Post Welcome Message
- Replies: 59
- Views: 132879
Re: New Forum Policy - New Members Must Post Welcome Message
Tom, Welcome to the forum! I don't mean to be argumentative, but my understanding is that the TBF made its first operational ground-based flight during the battle of Midway, a month after Coral Sea. Carrier based operations for the Avenger were later, still. In fact, the Avenger was so new that it o...
- Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:36 am
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5824
Re: New member
Welcome to the forum, John. Thank you for your service!
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:24 pm
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: P-40E Identification
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16273
Re: P-40E Identification
Hello, Rosie. First thing to look at when differentiating the "E" model from others is the number of guns in the wings. "D"s and earlier had only 4 guns in the wings. "E"s had 6. After that, it gets more difficult. Wiki actually has a pretty good overview. Look about 2/3 down the page. http://en.wik...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:16 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: Hi to all
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5356
Re: Hi to all
Mikka! Gruß dich! Willcommen!
Hello, Jezzica! Nice to meet you!
Hello, Jezzica! Nice to meet you!